New Earth occupies a modest rise within the industrial sprawl of the Oldham district, where the heavy, grey stone of the North West reflects a persistent, silver-edged sky. It lies 0.6 miles west of Lees (from Lees: bearing 265°T, OS grid SD 942 045). The landscape here retains the stubborn character of its manufacturing past, where brickwork houses stand in orderly rows against the shifting light of the Pennine fringes. To the south, the Lowside Brickworks Sssi marks a small, protected hollow of earth, offering a quiet sanctuary for rare flora amidst the surrounding urban density. Residents of New Earth often walk toward the open ground of Becket Meadows, where the grass grows thick and unmanicured, catching the damp breath of the moorlands. This terrain possesses an austere beauty, defined not by grand architecture but by the functional utility of its terraced streets and the sudden, expansive views of the valley. A century of industry has left the soil firm and unyielding, grounding New Earth in a history of coal and cotton that still hums beneath the modern quiet. The atmosphere remains pragmatic and plain-spoken, as if the buildings themselves prefer the honest clarity of a rainy afternoon over any unnecessary embellishment.
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Live animated radar for New Earth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Earth, Manchester, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for New Earth includes coordinates 53.537117, -2.087806, in the county of Manchester, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of New Earth is available on the New Earth map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Manchester weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.